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    200WorldAlbums - Taking stock...
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • May 23
    • 9 min

    200WorldAlbums - Taking stock...

    As we reach our 200th nation from which we have reviewed an album, we take a moment to pause and look at where we have got to thus far....
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    Interview: I WAY TO ÄL - Äl Jawala
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Apr 5
    • 13 min

    Interview: I WAY TO ÄL - Äl Jawala

    Germany’s premier Balkan-jazz-funk-afrobeat-dub-reggae-Arabic-klezmer-folk-electro band Äl Jawala are not known for being easily...
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    Interview: Anton Kistrin from Kimnata Grethen (Кімната Гретхен)
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Mar 21
    • 9 min

    Interview: Anton Kistrin from Kimnata Grethen (Кімната Гретхен)

    On 15th February 2022 we got in touch with Dnipro-based band Kimnata Grethen for a chat which we finalised eight days later on the 23rd...
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    Interview: Opetaia Foa'i from Te Vaka and Moana
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Feb 24
    • 12 min

    Interview: Opetaia Foa'i from Te Vaka and Moana

    Throughout our time researching music from around the world, one region remained something of a mystery to us – the Pacific Islands....
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    Interview: Jamie Catto from 1 Giant Leap
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Jan 30
    • 12 min

    Interview: Jamie Catto from 1 Giant Leap

    To mark two decades after the release of the first 1 Giant Leap film and album, we spoke to co-creator of the project Jamie Catto,...
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    Interview: We Will Never Die - Albert Kuvezin from Yat-Kha
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 14 min

    Interview: We Will Never Die - Albert Kuvezin from Yat-Kha

    Six years on from their previous release, despite being hampered by the pandemic, Tuvan folk-rockers Yat-Kha delighted fans earlier this...
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    Interview: Anástasis: a Journey Through Old Greek Music - Katerina Papadopoulou
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 11 min

    Interview: Anástasis: a Journey Through Old Greek Music - Katerina Papadopoulou

    Known for its great warriors, wordsmiths and wise men, the legacy of Ancient Greece lives on in every aspect of modern society; breathing...
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    Interview: Ashwin Batish
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 13 min

    Interview: Ashwin Batish

    In the summer of 2021, we sat down to chat with fusion music pioneer Ashwin Batish to discuss his musical life in three continents, his...
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    Interview: Twm Morys (Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion)
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 13 min

    Interview: Twm Morys (Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion)

    Poet and frontman of the Welsh-language folk rock band Bob Delyn a'r' Ebillion sat down with us to talk about the music of Brittany and...
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    Interview: Azum - Owanj
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 13 min

    Interview: Azum - Owanj

    Electronic music trio Isla Greenwood, Jemal Toussaint, and Isaac Westmore, spoke to us about the development of their debut album,...
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    Interview: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 12 min

    Interview: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars

    Band members Ashade Pearce, Jahson Gbassay Bull, and Reuben M. Koroma, all formerly displaced by the Sierra Leonean Civil War of the...
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    Interview: Pura Fé
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • May 24, 2021
    • 10 min

    Interview: Pura Fé

    Indigenous musician and rights campaigner Pura Fé sat down to speak with us about her music, her days touring festivals, indigenous...
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    Interview: Michael Brook
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 10 min

    Interview: Michael Brook

    The Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated producer, musician, and composer sat down to speak with us about his career in the field of world...
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    Interview: Book Of One - Kwadjo Spiri, Sydney Salmon and Erik Rabasca
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 9 min

    Interview: Book Of One - Kwadjo Spiri, Sydney Salmon and Erik Rabasca

    Completing what might be an industry first, Light Warriors alongside a series of musical collaborators have created a project that...
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    Interview: The Earth Orchestra - Emma Newman & Jude Dexter Smith
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 9 min

    Interview: The Earth Orchestra - Emma Newman & Jude Dexter Smith

    Having completed the huge undertaking of bringing an artist from every country together to perform on a single track, we spoke to Emma...
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    Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 11 min

    Interview: Break It All (Rompan Todo) - Nicolas Entel

    Documentary filmmaker Nicolas Entel joined us to discuss his ground-breaking new Netflix docuseries Rompan Todo, in which he aims to...
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    Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu
    Danny Wiser
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 7 min

    Interview: Quantum Gates - Stefan Elefteriu

    Towing the party line to earn a living whilst engaging in subversive acts to develop his craft, electro space-rock composer Stefan...
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    Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 9 min

    Interview: Riddle Songs - Stef Conner

    Stef Conner is a self-proclaimed dead language enthusiast, as well as a musician and singer whose passion had led her to some unique...
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    Interview: IV - Antonio Vergara
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 9 min

    Interview: IV - Antonio Vergara

    Ecuadorian rock singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, award-winning sound engineer, former lawyer, and academic Antonio Vergara spoke...
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    Interview: Malcura II - Josh Voce from Malcura
    Danny Wiser
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    Interview: Malcura II - Josh Voce from Malcura

    Upon release of Malcura's sophomore album, we were joined by guitarist Josh Voce to discuss a range of topics including cultural...
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    Interview: Freedom, A New Jerusalem - Jon Scott
    Danny Wiser
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 6 min

    Interview: Freedom, A New Jerusalem - Jon Scott

    Distraught and dismayed by the brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in his native Nigeria, solicitor turned...
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    Interview: Mzee (Mzilikazi Wa Afrika) - RISE
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 7 min

    Interview: Mzee (Mzilikazi Wa Afrika) - RISE

    Proud African, record producer, singer, musician, former investigative journalist Mzilikazi wa Afrika, known professionally as Mzee,...
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    Interview: Carlos Toledo from Cápsicum Orquesta
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Interview: Carlos Toledo from Cápsicum Orquesta

    Mexican songwriter and bassist Carlos Toledo joined us to tell us about his band's latest album Prueba El Sabor, the salsa scene in...
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    Interview: Bring Back My Soul - JK Soul
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 9 min

    Interview: Bring Back My Soul - JK Soul

    JK Soul, Slovenian electronic music producers that contain an authentic soul edge, we sat down to discuss their career so far, and their...
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    Interview: Codes Of Creation - Human Tribes Collective
    Joel Dwek & Danny Wiser
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 7 min

    Interview: Codes Of Creation - Human Tribes Collective

    We discussed spirituality, politics and cultural appropriation, in an exclusive interview with the man behind this truly global piece of...
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    The Genius of Randy Newman – An Analysis of the Political Resonance of Good Old Boys
    Joel Dwek
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 11 min

    The Genius of Randy Newman – An Analysis of the Political Resonance of Good Old Boys

    Hidden between darkly comic ditties and romantic ballads, Newman delivers an excoriating critique of racism in America Last night I saw...
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